Korea National League 2017

Korea National League 2017
master	Gyeongju KHNP FC
Cup winners	Changwon City FC ( League Cup )
Teams	8th
Games	112 + 4 championship games  (116 played)
Gates	268  (ø 2.31 per game)
spectator	39,983  (ø 345 per game)
Top scorer	Bae Hae-min , 14 goals, Changwon City FC
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The 2017 Korea National League was the 15th season of the third-highest South Korean football league under this name. The season started on March 18, 2017 and ended with the championship finals in November.

Change to the preseason

• Yongin City FC was dissolved and resigned from the Korea National League
• Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Dolphin FC resigned from the Korea National League and was disbanded. Parts of the squad were taken over by the K League Challenge club Ansan Greeners FC

mode

First, all teams played against each other in the round two. The best 4 teams then qualify for the championship games. In the championship games, the teams from 2nd and 3rd place first played against each other. The winner played against the winner in the final. In the final, the champion of this year's season was determined.

Participants and their venues

Busan Changwon Cheonan Daejeon Gangneung Gimhae Gyeongju Mokpo

2017 National League venues

team	city	Trainer	Home stadium	capacity
Busan Transportation Corporation FC	Busan	Park Sang-in	Busan Gudeok Stadium	24,363
Changwon City FC	Changwon	Park hang-seo	Changwon Football Center	15,116
Cheonan City FC	Cheonan	Dang Seong-jeung	Cheonan Football Center	2,881
Daejeon Korail FC	Daejeon	Kim Seung-hui	Daejeon Hanbat Sports Complex	20,618
Gangneung City FC	Gangneung	Choi Myeong-hui	Gangneung Stadium	22,333
Gimhae City FC	Gimhae	Yun Seong-hyo	Gimhae Stadium	25,000
Gyeongju KHNP FC	Gyeongju	Oh yong-guk	Gyeongju Stadium	12.199
Mokpo City FC	Mokpo	Kim Jeong-hyeok	Mokpo International Football Center	5,952

Venues

The venues of this year's Korea National League teams:

Busan Transportation Corporation FC	Changwon City FC	Cheonan City FC	Daejeon Korail FC
Busan Gudeok Stadium	Changwon Football Center	Cheonan Football Center	Daejeon Hanbat Sports Complex
Capacity: 24,363	Capacity: 15,116	Capacity: 2,881	Capacity: 20,618
Gangneung City FC	Gimhae City FC	Gyeongju KHNP FC	Mokpo City FC
Gangneung Stadium	Gimhae Stadium	Gyeongju Stadium	Mokpo International Football Center
Capacity: 22,333	Capacity: 25,000	Capacity: 12,199	Capacity: 5,952

Closing table

Regular season

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Gyeongju KHNP FC	28	14th	9	5	039:210	+18	51
2.	Gimhae City FC	28	12	14th	2	038:210	+17	50
3.	Cheonan City FC	28	15th	4th	9	037:330	+4	49
4th	Daejeon Korail FC	28	10	9	9	030:340	−4	39
5.	Mokpo City FC	28	8th	11	9	035:350	± 0	35
6th	Changwon City FC	28	7th	8th	13	033:360	−3	29
7th	Gangneung City FC	28	6th	8th	14th	035:470	−12	26th
8th.	Busan Transportation Corporation FC	28	5	7th	16	021:440	−23	22nd

On matchday 28:
Qualification for the final of the championship round Qualification for the semi-finals of the championship round
At the end of the 2016 season:
(M)	Reigning champion : Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin FC (now dissolved)
(P)	Reigning cup winner : Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin FC (now dissolved)

Table history

	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	12	13	14th	15th	16	17th	18th	19th	20th	21st	22nd	23	24	25th	26th	27	28
Gangneung City FC	7th	3	5	8th	8th	8th	8th	7th	7th	7th	7th	7th	7th	7th	7th	8th	8th	8th	8th	8th	8th	8th	7th	7th	7th	6th	7th	7th
Gyeongju KHNP FC	6th	6th	2	5	4th	4th	2	2	2	1	3	4th	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	1
Daejeon Korail FC	1	4th	6th	4th	5	5	6th	4th	4th	5	4th	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4th	4th	4th	4th	4th	4th	4th	4th	4th
Changwon City FC	4th	1	4th	2	1	1	1	1	1	3	2	3	4th	4th	5	6th	6th	6th	6th	6th	6th	6th	6th	6th	6th	7th	6th	6th
Gimhae City FC	4th	2	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	2
Busan TC FC	3	7th	3	6th	6th	6th	7th	8th	8th	8th	8th	8th	8th	8th	8th	7th	7th	7th	7th	7th	7th	7th	8th	8th	8th	8th	8th	8th
Cheonan City FC	1	4th	7th	3	3	3	4th	6th	6th	6th	6th	6th	6th	5	4th	5	4th	4th	4th	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	3
Mokpo City FC	7th	8th	8th	7th	7th	7th	5	5	5	4th	5	5	5	6th	6th	4th	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

Championship games

Semifinals

In the semi-finals of the championship games, the third placed against the runner-up of the regular season. The winner qualified for the championship final. The first leg was played on November 1st and the second leg was played on November 4th.

First leg

	Result
Cheonan City FC	2: 2	Gimhae City FC

Return leg

	Result
Gimhae City FC	1-0	Cheonan City FC

final

In the final of the championship games, the 1st placed of the regular season meets the winner of the semi-final game. The first leg was played on November 8 and the second leg on November 11, 2017.

First leg

	Result
Gimhae City FC	1-0	Gyeongju KHNP FC

Return leg

	Result
Gyeongju KHNP FC	2-0	Gimhae City FC

Note: Gyeongju KHNP FC became the new Korea National League champions with a 2-1 win .

statistics

Spectator table

space	team	Home games	spectator	per game
01.	Gimhae City FC	14th	8,627	616
02.	Cheonan City FC	14th	5,819	416
03.	Changwon City FC	14th	4,265	305
04th	Mokpo City FC	14th	4.124	295
05.	Busan TC FC	14th	4.038	288
06th	Gyeongju KHNP FC	14th	3,916	280
07th	Gangneung City FC	14th	2,648	189
08th.	Daejeon Korail FC	14th	2.159	154
total		112	35,650	318

List of goalscorers

If the number of hits is the same, the players are sorted alphabetically.

space	player	team	Gates
01	Bae Hae-min	Changwon City FC	14th
02	Park Jin-seob	Daejeon Korail FC	11
0	Jang Baek-kyu	Gyeongju KHNP FC	11
04th	Yo Ih-rok	Cheonan City FC	10
0	Kim Yeong-uk	Mokpo City FC	10

referee

Surname	debut	Games			annotation
Kim Deok-cheol	2008	13	52	2
Kim Do-yeon	2017	4th	11	0	Newbie
Kim Do-yeon	2017	5	26th	4th	Newbie
Kim Yeon-seung	2014	7th	33	4th
Kim Yong-uh	2016	9	34	1
Ryu Sang-gu	2015	13	36	2
Yeong-rok Park	2013	9	34	0
Seol Tae-hwan	2017	9	28	0	Newbie
Shin Yong-jun	2017	2	9	1	Newbie
Oh Hyeon-jin	2016	2	3	0
Yu Myeong-bok	2016	12	50	0
Jang Sun-taek	2017	1	3	0	Newbie
Jeong Hoe-su	2013	5	23	0
Jo Hyeong-taek	2012	2	5	1
Choi Dae-uh	2010	20th	77	2
Choi Ki-chang	2017	3	5	0	Newbie
Choi Il-uh	2017	2	4th	0	Newbie
Choi Hyeon-jae	2017	2	10	0	Newbie
Lee Cheon-su	2011	1	2	0
Ham Seong-jin	2017	1	10	0	Newbie
Hwang Chang-il	2013	4th	6th	0
Hwang Cheong-il	2017	1	4th	0	Newbie
	Total:	127 *	484 *	17 *
As of October 14, 2017

• = The league cup games are included in the statistics

Web links

• Official Website (Korean)
• Game reports for Cheonan City FC
• Match reports for Gimhae City FC
• Match reports for Mokpo City FC
• Game reports for Gangneung City FC
• Game reports for Busan TC FC
• Match reports for Changwon City FC
• Game reports for Gyeongju KHNP FC
• Match reports for Daejeon Korail FC
• Closing table
• List of goalscorers

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://www.n-league.net/index.php?mid=MatchRecordReport&league_year=2017&league_srl=440653&match_srl=440658 Match report semi-final game 1
2. ↑ http://www.n-league.net/index.php?mid=MatchRecordReport&league_year=2017&league_srl=440653&match_srl=440659 Match report semi-final game 2
3. ↑ http://www.n-league.net/notice/441129 schedule of the KNL
4. ^ Korea National League 2017 - Referee. n-league.org, accessed April 26, 2017 .